Palantir's Manifesto Reveals Silicon Valley's Bid for Sovereign Power

Key facts

• Palantir published a manifesto openly declaring its intention to take over government systems and dictate policy.
• The manifesto asserts that 'hard power in this century will be built on software,' implying control of national defense through software.
• A new class of digital technologists, including Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Alexander Karp, David Sacks, Balaji Srinivasan, and Palmer Luckey, has risen to power.
• This group, known as the 'Thielverse' or 'New Right' of Silicon Valley, combines technological optimism with skepticism of democracy and a desire for 'Exit' over reform.
• They have influenced the U.S. government by financing Trump's campaign and making J.D. Vance vice president.
• Their companies have gained access to sensitive data through DOGE and classified information via federal contracts.
• Analysts Yanis Varoufakis, Arnaud Bertrand, Christophe Boutry, and Alexander Dugin have criticized the manifesto.
• Varoufakis interpreted the manifesto as defending the ruling class that bailed out criminal bankers.